Daily Mirror: Virgin Media UK to gets new Sky channel this month

Story from Daily Mirror:

Telly addicts are in for a treat this month with some extra content arriving on TV screens for free. Sky has just revealed that it is launching a new channel later in October which will offer all Virgin Media UK homes the chance to watch shows that have never been on free-to-view platforms before.

The service, which is being called Sky Mix, will include series such as Cobra, Rob & Romesh Vs, A Discovery of Witches and A League of Their Own: Road Trip along with original factual specials such as Liverpool Narcos and Shark with Steve Backshall.

It will launch on October 18 with users able to track it down via channel 136 on their planner.

"Sky Mix is the perfect free-to-air home for us to showcase some of our favourite Sky shows that have already been a hit with our customers on Sky and NOW platforms.” said, Zai Bennett, Managing Director of Content, Sky UK and Ireland.

"We’re proud to share earlier series of shows like Rob & Romesh Vs, True Detective and A Discovery of Witches as well as showcasing a selection of our Sky Original films from previous years on this brand-new free TV brand."

Sky Mix will also be on Sky, Freeview and Freesat and will now join a number of other free channels from the satellite telly brand including Sky Arts, Sky Kids and Sky News 

It's currently unclear if your television or Freeview set-top box will need a retune come October 18 but you head to Channel 11 and there's no sign of Sky Mix then a quick reset should fix it.